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Stephen Michael Gleason (born March 19, 1977) is an American former professional football player who played as a safety with the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). he played for the Saints through the 2000- 2006 season. As a free agent in 2008, Gleason retired from the NFL after eight seasons.
Gleason is particularly known for his block of a punt early in a 2006 game, which became a symbol of recovery in New Orleans in the team's first home game after Hurricane Katrina.
In 2011, Gleason revealed that he was battling amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease. His experiences while living with the disease were captured on video over the course of a five-year period and featured in the 2016 documentary Gleason.
He was awarded a Congressional Gold Medal in 2019 and the Arthur Ashe Courage Award in 2024 for his contributions to ALS awareness…..
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Steve Gleason….very famous player in New Orleans….battling ALS…
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